Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Director Sells $9,849,960.89 in Stock

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Vertiv Stock Up 2.8%

VRT stock opened at $251.32 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $96.16 billion, a PE ratio of 73.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $264.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $200.12 and its 200-day moving average is $174.18.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VRT. Wolfe Research lowered Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $808,701,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth about $459,284,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 265.6% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,670,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,749 shares during the last quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 178.2% during the 4th quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,003,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,524,000 after buying an additional 1,283,110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 148.0% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,885,000 after buying an additional 1,091,210 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic collaboration with Generate Capital to deliver “Bring Your Own Power & Cooling” solutions combines Vertiv’s power/cooling systems with Generate’s financing and ownership model — should accelerate deployments in power‑constrained U.S. markets. Vertiv and Generate Capital Collaborate
• Positive Sentiment: Deal with Hut 8 and modular power solutions emphasize Vertiv’s role in accelerating large AI facilities — reinforces “picks-and-shovels” positioning in the AI build‑out and supports order backlog conversion. Vertiv Targets AI Data Center Growth With Modular Power And Hut 8 Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Completed a $2.1B senior unsecured notes offering and closed a $2.5B senior unsecured revolving credit facility (debut offering with investment‑grade rating) — strengthens capital structure and funds growth/inventory for backlog execution. Vertiv Announces Completion of $2.1 Billion Senior Unsecured Bond Offering
• Positive Sentiment: New high‑capacity double‑stack busway product targets AI workloads by increasing power density while preserving white space — product innovation that supports sales to hyperscale and colocation customers. Vertiv Announces Scalable, High-Capacity Double Stack Busway System
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights a ~ $15B order backlog and sustained AI-driven demand, supporting revenue visibility and high analyst expectations — underpins elevated valuation multiples and bullish analyst revisions. Vertiv: A Market Breather for an AI Infrastructure Leader
• Neutral Sentiment: Company to participate in an upcoming investor conference (CEO/CFO fireside chat) — gives management a platform to reiterate guidance and backlog conversion plans; may influence near‑term sentiment but not fundamentals immediately. Vertiv to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple investor‑interest writeups and ETF/analyst coverage are driving volume and attention — can amplify volatility and flows but do not change underlying backlog/revenue metrics. Vertiv Outperforms Broader Market
• Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling disclosed (late Feb): chairman, several directors and an EVP sold large blocks (many transactions cut holdings substantially). Could be viewed as a negative signal or increase available float; watch for follow‑on selling and potential impact on short‑term supply. Insider Selling: Vertiv EVP Sells Shares

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.